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CODE  OF  BY-LAWS 
TOWN  OF  FKAMINGHAM. 


TOWisT  MEETINGS. 


I.  The  annual  town  meeting  for  the  election  of  officers 
shall  be  held  on  the  first  Monday  of  March. 

II.  riie  polls  shall  be  opened  at  5.45  o’clock  in  the  morn- 
ing and  shall  remain  open  until  4 o’clock  in  the  afternoon. 

III.  All  business  of  the  annual  meeting  other  than  the 
election  of  town  officers  and  the  determination  of  such  mat- 
ters as  are  by  law  placed  on  the  ballot,  shall  be  deferred  to 
an  adjournment  to  be  held  on  the  second  Wednesday  follow- 
ing. 

IV.  Notice  of  every  town  meeting  shall  be  given  by  pub- 
lication of  a copy  of  the  warrant  in  ,at  least  two  issues  of  one 
or  more  newspapers  published  in  said  town.  The  first  pub- 
lication to  be  atdeast  seven  days  before  the  date  of  the  meet- 
ing, also  by  posting  copies  of  the  warrant  in  ten  or  more 
public  places  in  said  town  eight  days  before  the  date  of  the 
meeting. 

V.  Whenever  a town  meeting  shall  adjourn  to  a future 
date,  the  town  clerk  shall  cause  a notice  of  the  time  and  place 
of  adjournment  to  be  published  in  one  or  more  issues  of  a 
newspaper  published  in  the  town.  Such  notice  shall  briefly 
state  the  business  to  come  before  the  adjourned  meeting. 


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VI.  Xo  motion  to  reconsider  a matter  already  acted  on 
shall  be  in  order  at  any  adjournment  except  by  unanimous 
consent^  unless  a notice  of  such  intention  shall  be  given  in 
writing  to  the  Town  Clerk  on  or  before  noon  of  the  date  that 
the*  meeting  stands  adjourned  to,  and  the  Clerk  shall  give 
notice  of  such  intention  by  advertisement,  or  posting  a notice 
at  his  office. 

VII.  All  voting  in  town  meetings  shall  be  by  a show  of 
hands.  If  the  result  is  in  doubt  the  Moderator  shall  count 
or  cause  to  be  counted  the  uplifted  hands.  If  still  in  doubt, 
or  if  the  result  is  questioned  by  seven  voters,  the  Moderator 
shall  appoint  tellers  who  shall  verify  the  vote. 

VIII.  The  Moderator  may  decline  to  put  obviously  frivo- 
lous motions.  Motions  shall  be  presented  in  writing  upon 
request  of  the  Moderator. 

IX.  Xo  motion,  the  effect  of  which  would  be  to  dissolve 
the  meeting,  shall  be  in  order  until  every  article  in  the  war- 
rant has  been  duly  considered  and  acted  on,  but  this  shall 
not  preclude  the  postponement  of  consideration  of  any  article 
to  an  adjournment  of  the  meeting  at  a stated  time. 

X.  Xo  person  shall  address  the  meeting  unless  recognized 
by  the  Moderator,  nor  speak  more  than  once  on  the  same  sub- 
ject to  the  exclusion  of  any  other  who  may  desire  to  speak. 

XL  Any  person  who  is  employed  as  an  attorney  by 
another  interested  in  any  matter  under  discussion  at  a town 
meeting  shall  disclose  the  fact  of  his  employment  before 
speaking  thereon. 

XII.  The  Moderator  shall  appoint  all  committees  of  the 
town  unless  the  town  otherwise  directs.  He  may  direct  that 
only  voters  be  admitted  to  the  place  of  meeting  or  to  a definite 
portion  thereof. 


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XIII.  All  committees  shall  report  as  directed  hj  the  town. 
If  no  report  is  made  within  a year  after  the  appointment, 
the  committee  shall  be  discharged  unless,  in  the  meantime, 
the  town  grant  an  extension  of  time. 

XIV.  Xo  appropriation  shall  he  made  under  the  report 
of  any  committee  of  the  town  unless  the  report  has  been  pre- 
viously submitted  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

XV.  The  Moderator  shall  be  guided  by  Cushing’s  Manual 
of  Parliamentary  Law,  so  far  as  the  same  is  applicable  to  a 
toAvn  meeting. 


OFFICEKS  OF  THE  TOWX. 

General  provisions  applicable  to  all  permanent  boards  and 
officers. 


I.  All  officers,  boards  and  committees  having  permanent 
clerical  assistance  shall  keep  their  offices  open  for  public 
business  from  9 a.  m.  to  4 p.  m.  every  Aveek  day  except  Satur- 
days and  then  from  9 a.  m.  to  1 p.  m. 

II.  All  officers,  boards  and  committees  shall  notify  the 
ToAvn  Clerk  of  their  organization  and  office  hours  or  time  of 
stated  meetings. 

III.  Whenever  any  work  is  to  he  done,  the  Avhole,  or  a 
portion  of  Avhich  is  to  be  paid  for  by  private  parties,  the  officer 
having  such  Avork  in  charge  shall  before  proceeding  on  such 
Avork,  require  a deposit  of  the  estimated  expense  with  the 
Treasurer  and  on  the  completion  of  the  work,  the  Treasurer 
shall  retain  the  cost  of  such  work  and  return  the  balance,  if 
any,  to  the  depositor. 

IV.  Xo  contract,  involving  an  obligation  of  the  town, 
exceeding  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  shall  at  any  time  be 


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made,  except  bj  vote  of  the  committee  or  board  thereunto  duly 
authorized  having  supervision  of  the  department  to  which  the 
same  relates.  Such  vote  shall  be  recorded  and  such  records 
shall  be  open  to  inspection. 

\\  Xo  contract,  involving  an  obligation  of  the  town  ex- 
ceeding the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  shall  be  bind- 
ing upon  the  town,  unless  it  is  in  writing  and  is  signed  by  at 
least  a majority  of  the  board  or  committee  in  charge  of  the 
work  on  the  part  of  the  town. 

XL  Xo  board  or  officer  shall  make  any  contract  in  behalf 
of  the  town,  the  execution  of  which  shall  necessarily  extend 
beyond  one  year,  from  the  date  thereof,  unless  specific  author- 
ity so  to  do  has  been  given  by  vote  of  the  town. 

\"II.  Whenever  any  property  of  the  town  to  the  value  of 
two  hundred  dollars  or  over  is  to  be  sold,  it  shall  be  sold  at 
public  auction  after  not  less  than  seven  days’  notice  in  one  or 
more  newspapers  published  in  said  tOAvn. 


FIXAXGE  COMMITTEE. 

I.  There  shall  be  a Finance  Committee  of  nine  Alters, 
three  of  Avhom  shall  be  appointed  annually  by  the  Selectmen 
to  serve  for  the  term  of  three  years.  Such  appointment  shall 
be  made  fortliAvith  after  the  annual  meeting  and  at  other  times 
to  fill  vacancies. 

II.  Xo  member  of  the  Committee  shall  hold  any  elective 
or  api)ointive  toAvn  office.  The  members  of  the  Committee 
shall  serve  Avithout  salary.  The  term  of  the  members  shall 
commence  the  first  of  May  folloAving  their  appointment. 
Said  ( 'ommittee  shall  meet  for  organization  at  the  call  of  the 
Selectmen  and  shall  choose  its  OAvn  chairman  and  clerk. 


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III.  The  Finance  Committee  shall  consider  matters  re- 
lating to  the  appropriation,  the  borrowing  and  the  expendi- 
tures of  money  by  the  town ; its  indebtedness ; the  methods  of 
administration  of  its  various  officers  and  departments;  pro- 
perty valuation  and  assessments  and  other  municipal  affairs, 
and  may  make  recommendations  to  the  town,  to  any  town 
board,  officer  or  committee,  relative  to  such  matters. 

IV.  The  various  town  boards,  officers  and  committees, 
charged  with  the  expenditures  of  town  money  shall,  before 
January  15th  of  each  year,  prepare  detailed  estimates  of  the 
amounts  deemed  by  them  necessary  for  the  administration  of 
their  respective  offices  or  departments  for  the  ensuing  fiscal 
year,  with  explanatory  statements  of  the  reasons  for  any 
changes  from  the  amounts  appropriated  for  the  same  purpose 
in  the  preceding  year.  They  shall  also  prepare  estimates 
of  all  probable  items  of  income  which  may  be  received  by 
them  during  the  ensuing  year  in  connection  with  the  admin- 
istration of  their  departments  or  offices,  and  a statement  of 
the  amount  of  the  appropriation  requested  by  them  for  the 
ensuing  fiscal  year.  Said  estimates  and  statements  shall  be 
filed  with  the  Clerk  of  the  Finance  Committee  on  or  before 
January  15th  of  each  year. 

V.  The  Finance  Committee  shall  duly  consider  the  same 
and  may  confer  with  said  town  boards,  officers  and  committees, 
and  hold  hearings,  if  they  deem  it  advisable.  The  Com- 
mittee shall  thereupon  approve  or  disapprove  the  amount,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  of  the  appropriation  so  requested.  The 
Committee  shall  make  a report  of  the  matters  so  considered 
by  it,  with  recommendation  or  suggestion  relative  thereto, 
and  the  same  shall  be  published  and  distributed  at  least  three 
days  before  the  business  meeting.  Said  report  of  the  Fin- 
ance Committee,  as  published,  shall  also  contain  a statement 
of  the  doings  of  the  Committee  during  the  year,  with  such 
recommendations  or  suggestions  as  it  may  deem  advisable  on 
any  matters  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the  town. 


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VI.  Kequests  by  the  town  boards,  officers,  committees  or 
citizens  for  insertion  of  articles  in  warrants  for  town  meet- 
ings, which  involve  the  expenclitnre  or  appropriation  of  money 
shall  be  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee.  The  Finance 
Committee,  after  due  consideration,  shall  approve  or  dis- 
approve, in  whole  or  in  part,  the  expenditure  or  appropriation 
involved,  and  shall  so  notify  the  board,  officer  or  committee 
which  submitted  the  request  for  the  article,  and  also  the 
Board  of  Selectmen,  with  such  recommendations,  or  sugges- 
tions as  the  Finance  Committee  shall  deem  advisable.  When 
an  expenditure  or  appropriation  is  sought  by  the  Board  of 
Selectmen  for  a department  or  matter  under  the  control  of 
said  board  any  proposal  for  such  expenditure  or  appropriation 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  Finance  Committee  for  its  approval 
or  disapproval  as  herein  provided. 


TOWFT  CLEPtK. 


1.  The  Town  Clerk  shall  keep  and  cause  to  be  permanent- 
ly bound,  one  or  more  files  of  the  tovm  reports.  He  shall 
notify,  or  cause  to  be  notified,  all  persons  chosen  or  elected 
by  the  town  or  appointed  on  committees,  of  their  election, 
choice  or  appointment.  He  shall  furnish  all  boards  and 
committees  with  a copy  of  all  votes  affecting  them.  He  shall 
not  allow  original  papers  or  documents  of  the  town  to  be 
taken  from  his  office,  except  as  they  remain  in  his  custody, 
or  by  authority  of  law. 

JI.  lie  shall  furnish  blanks,  with  appropriate  headings, 
upon  wliich  petitions,  reports  and  other  papers  in  the  ordinary 
course  of  town  proceedings,  may  be  prepared. 

III.  'Ihe  Town  Clerk  shall  furnish  the  various  town 
officers  and  committees  a copy  of  such  action  of  the  town  as 
effi'cts  tliem  respectively  immediately  after  the  tovm  meeting. 


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SELECTMEN 

r.  The  Selectmen  shall  have  the  general  direction  and 
management  of  the  property  and  affairs  of  the  town  in  all 
matters  not  otherwise  provided  for  by  law  or  by  these  By- 


IT.  The  Selectmen  may  appear,  either  personally  or  by 
the  town  counsel,  or  by  special  counsel  before  any  court,  or 
any  State  or  County  board,  or  commission,  to  protect  the  in- 
terests of  the  town,  but  are  not  authorized  by  these  By-Laws 
to  commit  the  town  to  any  course  of  action. 

ITT.  All  conveyances  of  land  or  interests  in  land  shall  be 
signed  by  a majority  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen,  unless  other- 
wise provided  by  law  or  by  vote  of  the  town,  and  shall  be 
sealed  with  the  town  seal. 

IV.  The  Selectmen  shall  defend  all  suits  brought  against 
the  town,  and  may  settle  at  their  discretion  any  claim  or  suit 
to  which  the  town  is  a party,  which  does  not  require  the  pay- 
ment of  more  than  One  Thousand  Dollars.  Any  settlement 
requiring  a payment  greater  than  One  Thousand  Dollars 
except  as  authorized  by  law  shall  be  made  only  when  author- 
ized by  the  voters  at  a town  meeting.  The  Selectmen  shall 
bring  any  necessary  suits  to  collect  sums  due  the  town. 

V.  The  Selectmen  in  their  annual  report  shall  state  what 
actions  have  been  brought  in  favor  of  and  against  the  town; 
what  cases  settled,  and  the  present  standing  of  all  suits  at  law. 

STREETS.  '■ 

I.  The  Board  of  Selectmen  shall  name  all  streets,  but  no 
present  name  of  any  street  shall  be  given  to  any  other  street. 

II.  The  Assessors  may  order  all  buildings  on  public 
streets  to  be  numbered  and  so  shall  order,  when  requested  by 


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a majority  of  the  people  owning  real  estate  on  any  such  street. 
The  owner  of  every  such  building  on  a public  street  shall 
comply  with  such  order  within  ten  days  thereafter.  The 
owner  of  an  nnnnmhered  building  may  request  the  Board  to 
designate  the  number  for  such  building  and  the  Board  shall 
comply  with  such  request  within  ten  days.  The  Board  may 
recommend  such  numbering  of  buildings  on  a private  way. 


TKEASUEEK. 

I.  The  Treasurer  shall  make  a record  in  a book  kept  for 
the  purpose,  of  each  appropriation,  with  the  list  of  the  war- 
rants drawn  against  such  appropriation,  and  he  shall  also 
make  a record  in  a book,  kept  for  the  purpose,  of  all  bonds, 
notes,  or  other  evidence  of  indebtedness  of  the  town. 

II.  He  shall  be  the  custodian  of  all  deeds,  contracts,  bonds 
and  insurance  policies,  belonging  to  the  town,  except  that  the 
bond  of  the  Treasurer  shall  be  in  the  custody  of  the  Chairman 
of  the  Selectmen. 

III.  He  shall  see  that  all  deeds  of  .the  town  are  properly 
recorded.  He  shall  keep  separate  books,  in  which  shall  be 
entered  the  number  and  a brief  description  of  the  property 
conveyed. 

IV.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  make,  in  the 
annual  printed  report  of  the  town,  a report  which  shall  speci- 
fically state  the  objects,  if  any,  for  which  the  debt  of  the 
town  may  have  been  increased  during  the  preceding  year. 
The  report  shall  give  a classified  statement  of  the  indebtedness 
of  the  town  and  the  objects  for  which  it  was  incurred.  Said 
report  shall  also  include : 

(a)  A list  of  all  notes  issued  during  the.  year  and  the 
purposes  for  which  the  money  was  borrowed,  giving  the  dates. 


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amount,  term,  rate  of  interest,  time  of  maturity,  the  premium, 
if  any,  received  thereon  and  the  names  of  the  parties  of  whom 
the  funds  were  borrowed. 

(h)  A list  of  all  notes  paid  during  the  year,  and  a list 
of  all  outstanding  notes,  with  the  dates  on  which  they  will 
mature. 

(c)  A full  exhibit  of  all  moneys,  properties  and  securi- 
ties, which  may  he  placed  in  his  charge  by  virtue  of  any 
statute  or  by-law  or  by  virtue  of  any  gift,  devise,  bequest  or 
deposit. 

(d)  A statement  of  the  amount  of  money  received  by  the 
town  from  other  sources  than  taxation  during  the  preceding 
year,  also  the  expenditures  and  debt  of  the  town  for  each  of 
the  preceding  five  years. 

(e)  A list  of  all  insurance  held  by  the  town. 

V.  The  Treasurer  shall  be  the  Treasurer  of  the  Sinking 
Fund. 


LIBEAKY  TEUSTEES. 

I.  The  Library  Trustees  shall  have  the  care  and  custody 
of  the  Memorial  Library  and  such  branch  libraries  and  read- 
ing rooms  as  the  town  may  establish  and  expenditure  of  such 
amounts  as  the  town  may  appropriate  or  that  may  be  con- 
tributed from  any  source,  and  they  shall  adopt  such  rules 
and  regulations  as  are  consistent  with  law.  The  Trustees 
shall  keep  on  file  the  annual  report  of  the  town  of  Framing- 
ham in  tlie  different  branch  libraries  and  each  five  years  shall 
cause  the  town  reports  of  the  preceding  five  years  to  be  sub- 
stantially bound  and  lettered.  They  shall  also  have  the  copies 
of  the  Commission  of  Public  Works  and  School  Committee 
reports  and  all  other  reports  submitted  to  the  town  in  print, 
properly  preserved. 


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II.  They  shall  make  an  annual  report  to  the  town,  which 
shall  give  a full  financial  statement  of  all  receipts  and  ex- 
penditures, the  number  of  hooks  added,  the  number  circulated 
at  each  delivery  station,  and  any  other  information  they  may 
desire  to  bring  before  the  town. 


COUhlSEL. 

I.  The  Selectmen  shall  hereafter  annually  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  April,  and  whenever  a vacancy  shall  exist, 
choose  some  competent  lawyer,  residing  in  the  town,  to  act 
as  Town  C’ounseh  He  shall  receive  such  salary  or  compen- 
sation as  they  may  determine. 

II.  The  Selectmen  shall  have  authority  to  prosecute,  de- 
fend and  compromise,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  these  By- 
Laws  through  the  Town  Counsel,  all  litigations  to  which  the 
town  is  a party,  and  to  employ  special  counsel,  whenever  in 
their  judgment  necessity  thereof  arises. 

III.  The  term  of  office  of  said  Counsel  shall  begin  from 
the  time  of  his  acceptance  of  appointment  and  shall  continue 
until  the  election  and  acceptance  of  his  successor. 

IV.  The  Town  Counsel  shall  draft  all  bonds,  deeds, 
leases,  obligations,  conveyances,  and  other  legal  instruments, 
and  do  every  professional  act  which  may  be  required  of  him 
by  vote  of  the  town  or  any  board  of  to^vn  officers.  Also, 
when  required  by  any  boards  or  committees  of  the  to^vn,  he 
shall  furnish  a written  opinion  on  any  legal  question  that  may 
be  submitted  to  him  in  regard  to  any  matter  which  concerns 
the  said  board  or  committee,  and  he  shall  at  all  times  furnish 
legal  advice  to  any  officer  of  the  town  upon  any  subject  con- 
cerning the  duties  incumbent  upon  such  officer  by  virtue  of 
bis  office,  upon  request  of  such  officer  submitted  through  the 
Hoard  of  Selectmen. 


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lie  shall  prosecute  all  suits  ordered  to  be  brought  by 
tlie  town,  and  shall  appear  before  any  court  in  the  Common- 
wealth in  defense  of  all  actions  or  suits  brought  against  the 
town  or  its  officers  in  their  official  capacity.  He  shall  try 
any  and  all  cases  to  which  the  town  shall  be  a party,  before 
any  tribunal  in  this  Commonwealth,  or  before  any  board  of 
referees  or  commissioners. 

\1.  The  Town  Counsel  shall  not  make  final  settlement 
of  any  litigation  to  which  the  town  is  a party,  unless  he  has 
l)een  duly  authorized  so  to  do  by  the  Selectmen,  or  by  the 
town  according  to  the  provisions  of  Section  lY  of  these  By- 
Laws  relating  to  the  Selectmen. 

^HI.  Immediately  upon  being  notified  by  the  Chief  of 
Police  or  Superintendent  of  Public  Works,  or  upon  the  re- 
ceipt of  notice  from  any  other  source,  of  injury  to  person 
or  property,  under  circumstances  which  may  give  rise  to  a 
claim  for  damages  against  the  town,  the  Town  Counsel  shall 
make  a careful  and  complete  investigation  of  all  the  facts 
relative  thereto,  and  report  to  the  Selectmen. 

\HII.  The  Town  Counsel  shall,  if  requested  by  the  Se- 
lectmen or  Chief  of  Police,  prosecute  in  the  local  district 
court  any  case  or  violation  of  the  Statutes  of  the  Common- 
wealth or  By-Laws  of  the  town. 

IX.  lie  shall  annually  make  a written  report  to  the  Se- 
lectmen to  be  printed  in  the  Annual  Town  Beport,  concerning 
the  professional  services  rendered  by  him  during  the  preced- 
ing year.  Said  report  shall  contain  a statement  of  each  case 
which  has  been  settled,  tried,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  by  him 
during  the  year ; and  also  a statement  of  each  case  which  is 
still  pending,  and  the  status  of  the  same,  together  with  such 
other  information  and  recommendations  as  he  may  deem  ad- 
visable. 


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X.  He  shall  notify  in  writing  all  officers  or  boards  of  the 
town  of  any  changes  in  the  laws  of  the  Commonwealth  affect- 
ing snch  officers  or  boards. 

MISCELLANEOUS  PEOVISIOXS. 

I.  Xo  person  shall  knowingly  permit  or  suffer  any  water 
or  other  liquid  to  run  or  be  discharged  from  any  building 
owned  by  him,  or  under  his  control,  so  as  to  flow  on  any  side- 
walk, except  that  a person  may  wash  windows  with  hose  be- 
fore the  hour  of  10  o’clock  A.  M.  when  the  temperature  is 
above  the  freezing  point. 

II.  Every  such  person  shall  erect  or  cause  to  be  erected 
upon  any  building,  which  he  owns  or  of  which  he  has  charge, 
and  which  is  near  the  line  of  a sidewalk  or  street,  a barrier 
or  other  suLable  provisions,  sufficient  to  prevent  the  falling 
of  snow  and  ice  from  the  roof  of  such  building  upon  persons 
travelling  on  such  sidewalk  or  street. 

III.  Xo  person  except  a duly  authorized  officer  of  the 
town  shall  without  a permit  from  the  Selectmen  dig  up  any 
jDortion  of  a public  way  nor  obstruct  any  public  way  for  the 
purpose  of  erecting,  repairing,  altering,  or  removing  any 
building.  Every  permit  granted,  as  aforsaid,  shall  specify 
the  length  of  time  it  shall  continue  in  force,  and  a copy  shall 
be  given  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Works.  Every  person 
receiving  snch  permit  shall  execute  a written  agreement  to 
indemnify  and  save  harmless  the  town  against  all  damages 
or  cost  by  reason  of  any  claim  for  damages  on  account  of  the 
existence  of  snch  obstruction  or  excavation,  and  the  Select- 
men may  impose  such  conditions,  terms  and  limitations  as 
they  shall  see  fit  in  respect  to  erecting  barricades,  maintain- 
ing lights  and  taking  other  precautions  for  the  safety  of  trav- 
elers. 

I\h  Xo  person  shall  coast  upon  or  across  any  sidewalk  or 
street  in  town,  except  on  certain  streets  which  the  Selectmen 
shall  designate. 


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V.  Xo  person  shall  throw  any  stones,  sticks  or  other 
missiles  on  or  npon  any  street  of  the  town,  or  play  at  ball  or 
any  games  to  obstruct  the  free  passage  on  the  street. 

VI.  Xo  person  shall  tie  or  fasten  any  horse  or  other  ani- 
mal or  team  of  any  kind  to  any  lamp  post  or  hydrant  or  any 
ornamental  shade  tree,  shrub  or  vine,  or  to  any  fence  or  other 
tiling,  erected  for  the  protection  of  such  tree,  shrub  or  vine, 
or  so  near  a tree,  shrub  or  vine  that  such  animal  can  injure 
it. 

VIT.  Xo  person  shall  place,  or  cause  to  be  placed  in  any 
street,  any  garbage,  shavings,  paper,  filth  cleanings  or  rubbish 
or  any  decaying  animal  or  vegetable  matter,  or  any  ashes, 
except  in  such  place  and  manner  as  shall  be  approved  by 
Board  of  Public  Works. 

VIII.  Xo  person  shall  distribute  or  cause  to  be  distributed, 
any  hand  bill,  circular,  program  or  advertising  slip,  in  or 
upon  any  street  in  the  town,  excepting  that  such  hand  bill, 
circular,  program  or  advertising  slip  may  be  placed  within 
the  doors  of  stores,  offices  and  business  houses,  and  at  the 
doors  of  residences. 

IX.  Xo  person  shall  drive  any  horse  upon  any  sidewalk, 
nor  allow  any  vehicle  to  stand  upon  or  obstruct  any  sidewalk 
or  cross  walk,  except  when  loading  or  unloading  goods  or 
crossing  the  walk  necessarily. 

X.  The  penalty  for  the  violation  of  any  of  these  miscell- 
aneous provisions  shall  be  a fine  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars. 

X r.  So  far  as  the  former  By-Laws  of  the  town  are  incon- 
sistent with  these  By-Laws  they  are  hereby  repealed. 

.March  31,  1020.  Voted:  That  the  by-laws  herewith  pre- 
sented be  adopted,  to  become  forthwith,  by-laws  of  the  Tovm, 
subject  to  and  in-so-far  as  they  meet  with  the  approval  of  the 
Attorney-General ; such  by-laws  to  be  in  addition  to  by-laws 


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heretofore  adopted  and  approved  upon  report  of  this  Com- 
mittee, also  in  addition  to  the  present  by-laws  regulating 
building,  establishing  fire  limit,  and  relating  to  Junk  Col- 
lectors and  Dealers,  Hawkers  and  Peddlers  and  Disposition 
of  Pubbish  and  Refuse  in  Dumps ; and  that  all  other  present 
by-laws  be  repealed. 

Attest : Edgar  A.  Bowers, 

Toiun  Cleric. 

Boston,  Mass.,  May  6,  1920. 

The  foregoing  by-laws  are  hereby  approved. 

J.  Weston  Allen, 

Attorney-General. 

These  by-laws  have  been  published  three  times  in  the  Even- 
ing A^ews  as  follows:  June  14th,  28th  and  29th,  1920. 

Edgar  A.  Bowers, 

Town  Cleric. 


“A  By-Law  relative  to  Junk  Collectors  and  Dealers  in  and 
Keepers  of  Shops  for  the  purchase,  sale  or  barter  of 
J unk.  Old  Metals  or  Second  Hand  Articles  in 
the  Town  of  Framingham.'' 

Section  1.  The  Selectmen  may  license  suitable  persons 
to  be  dealers  in  and  keepers  of  shops  for  the  purchase,  sale  or 
barter  of  junk,  old  metals,  or  second  hand  articles,  in  the  town. 
'They  may  also  license  suitable  persons  as  junk  collectors,  to 
collect,  by  purchase  or  otherwise,  junk,  old  metals,  and  second 
hand  articles,  from  place  to  place  in  the  town,  and  they  may 
provide  that  such  collectors  shall  display  badges  upon  their 
persons  or  upon  their  vehicles,  or  upon  both,  when  engaged 
in  collecting,  transporting,  or  dealing  in  junk,  old  metals,  or 
second  hand  articles;  and  may  prescribe  the  design  thereof. 
They  may  also  provide  that  such  shops  and  all  articles  of 
merchandise  therein,  and  any  place,  vehicle  or  receptacle  used 
for  the  collecting  or  keeping  of  the  articles  aforesaid,  may  be 


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examined  at  all  times  by  the  Selectmen  or  by  any  person  by 
them  authorized  thereto.-  The  aforesaid  licenses  may  be  re- 
voked at  pleasure,  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of 
Sections  186  to  189,  inclusive,  of  Chapter  102  of  the  Revised 
T.aws,  as  amended  by  subsequent  2\cts  of  the  General  Court  of 
^Massachusetts. 

Sec.  2.  Every  keeper  of  a shop  for  the  purchase,  sale  or 
barter  of  junk,  old  metals,  or  second  hand  articles,  within  the 
limits  of  the  town,  shall  keep  a book,  in  which  shall  be  written, 
at  the  time  of  every  purchase  of  any  article,  a description 
riierc‘>f,  the  name,  age,  and  residence  of  the  person  from 
whom,  and  the  day  and  hour  when,  such  purchase  was  made ; 
such  book  shall  at  all  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the 
Selectmen  and  of  any  person  by  them  authorized  to  make  such 
inspection ; every  keeper  of  such  shop  shall  put  in  a suitable 
and  conspicuous  place  on  his  shop  a sign  having  his  name  and 
occupation  legibly  inscribed  thereon  in  large  letters,  such 
shop,  and  all  articles  of  merchandise  therein,  may  be  at  all 
times  examined  by  the  Selectmen  or  by  any  person  by  them 
authorized  to  make  such  examination ; and  no  keeper  of  such 
shop  and  no  junk  collector  shall,  directly  or  indirectly,  either 
purchase  or  receive  by  way  of  barter  or  exchange  any  of  the 
articles  aforesaid  of  a minor  or  apprentice,  knowing  or  hav- 
ing reason  to  believe  him  to  be  such,  and  no  article  purchased 
or  received  by  such  shop  keeper  shall  be  sold  until  at  least 
one  week  from  the  date  of  its  purchase  or  receipt  has  elapsed, 
such  shops  shall  be  closed  between  the  hours  of  6 P.  M.  and 
7.  A.  Tl.,  and  no  keeper  thereof  and  no  junk  collector  shall 
})urchase  any  of  the  articles  aforesaid  during  such  hours. 

Adopted  by  vote  of  the  town  July  30,  1907. 

Attest : 

Frank  E.  Hemenway, 

Town  Clerk. 

Approved  : Sept.  23,  1907. 

Dana  Malone^ 

Attorney -General. 


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BY-LAWS  RELATIXG  TO  HAWKERS  AKD 
PEDDLERS. 


Spx’tion  1.  Xo  person  shall  go  from  place  to  place  in 
this  town  selling  or  bartering,  or  carrying  or  exposing  for 
sale  or  barter,  any  fruits,  vegetables,  or  fish  in  or  from  any 
cart,  wagon  or  other  vehicle,  or  in  any  other  manner,  without 
a license  therefor  from  the  Board  of  Selectmen;  provided, 
however,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  any  person  who 
sells  only  fruits  or  vegetables  raised  or  produced  by  himself 
or  his  family,  or  fish  which  is  obtained  by  his  own  labor  or 
the  labor  of  his  family. 

Sec.  2.  The  Board  of  Selectmen  shall  have  authority  to 
grant  such  license  to  any  person  of  good  repute  for  morals  and 
integrity  who  is,  or  has  declared  his  intention  to  become,  a 
citizen  of  the  LAiited  States.  .Said  licenses,  unless  sooner 
revoked  by  the  Board  of  Selectmen  shall  expire  one  year  after 
the  granting  thereof,  and  each  person  so  licensed  shall  pay 
therefor  a fee  of  $5.00  (five  dollars). 

Sec.  3.  Xo  hawker  or  peddler  shall  sell,  or  offer  or  expose 
for  sale,  any  of  the  articles  enumerated  in  Section  15,  of 
(diapter  05  of  the  Revised  Laws,  or  in  any  acts  in  amendment 
thereof  or  in  addition  thereto,  until  he  has  recorded  his  name 
and  residence  with  the  Selectmen.  Every  person  licensed 
under  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  section  as  a hawker  or 
peddler  of  fruits  and  vegetables  shall  record  his  name  and 
residence  in  like  manner  with  such  board. 

Sec.  4.  Xo  person  hawking,  peddling,  or  carrying  or  ex- 
])osing  any  articles  for  sale,  shall  cry  his  wares  to  the  dis- 
turbance of  the  peace  and  comfort  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
town,  nor  otherwise  than  in  vehicles  and  receptacles  which 
are  neat  and  clean  and  do  not  leak. 

Sec.  5.  Every  hawker  and  peddler  licensed  by  the  Board 
of  Selectmen  shall  be  assigned  a number  and  shall  be  pro- 


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vicled  by  the  Board  of  Selectmen  with  a badge  which  shall  be 
conspicnonsly  worn  by  him ; and  every  other  such  hawker  and 
peddler  as  described  in  section  three  shall  provide  himself 
with  a badge  of  such  type  and  design  as  may  be  approved  by 
said  Board  of  Selectmen  which  he  shall  wear  in  like  manner. 
Whoever  neglects  to  wear,  or  wears  such  badge  without  au- 
thority,  shall  be  punished  by  the  penalty  provided  in  section 
ten  of  this  by-law. 

Sec.  0.  Every  vehicle  or  other  receptacle  used  by  a licensee 
as  a conveyance  for  articles  offered  or  exposed  for  sale  by  him 
shall  have  attached  thereto  on  each  side  a number  plate,  to 
l)e  furnished  by  the  town  with  his  license,  bearing  the  number 
and  date  of  expiration  of  such  license. 

Sec.  7.  Xo  person  shall  be  registered  or  assigned  a badge 
or  number  plate  under  the  provisions  of  sections  three  and 
five  of  these  by-laws,  until  he  presents  a certificate  from  the 
Sealer  of  Weiglits  and  Measures  stating  that  all  weighing 
and  measuring  devices  intended  to  be  used  by  such  person 
have  been  duly  inspected  and  sealed  as  required  by  law.  The 
use  of,  or  possession  by  such  person  with  intent  to  use,  any 
false  or  unsealed  weighing  or  measuring  devices  shall  be  suffi- 
cient cause  for  the  revocation  of  his  license,  or  the  cancella- 
tion of  his  registration. 

Se(j.  8.  Xothing  in  these  by-laws  shall  be  construed  as 
contiicting  Avith  any  license  issued  under  the  authority  of  the 
( 'ommonwealth. 

Sec.  [).  Any  license  granted  under  these  by-laws  or  any 
ly-law  ameiulatory  or  additional  thereto,  may  be  revoked  by 
the  Board  of  Selectmen. 

Sec.  It).  Whoever  violates  any  provision  of  these  by-laws 
shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  Bventy  dollars  for 
each  offense. 


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Sec.  11,  All  by-laws  or  parts  of  by-laws  inconsistent 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Adopted  by  A'ote  of  the  Town^  Xov.  22,  1916. 

Attest : 

Edgak  a.  Bowers, 

Town  Cleric. 

Boston,  Mass.,  December  5,  1916 
Ihe  foregoing  by-laws  is  hereby  approved. 

Henry  C.  At  wile, 

Attorney-General. 


DISPOSITION  OF  KUBBISH  AND  KEFUSE 
IN  DUMPS. 


1.  Whenever  a person  desires  to  locate  a dnmping  place, 
for  the  depositing  of  material  on  property  owned  by  him, 
other  than  that  designated  by  the  Board  of  Health  as  a public 
dump,  such  persons  shall  obtain  a permit  from  the  Board  of 
Health  to  maintain  such  a dump,  and  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  proper  care  and  maintenance  of  such  dump  or  place  of 
deposit  upon  his  property.  If  such  place  of  deposit  is  more 
than  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  removed  from  any  building, 
he  shall  at  least  once  in  each  month  bury  all  papers,  brush 
and  combustible  materials,  and  if  such  place  of  deposit  is 
less  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  removed  from  any  build- 
ing, he  shall  bury  such  papers,  brush  and  combustible  ma- 
terials at  least  once  in  each  week. 

2.  No  person  shall,  except  as  hereinafter  provided,  de- 
jiosit  upon  any  such  dump,  or  upon  streets  or  ways,  or  upon 
any  i)roperty,  public  or  private,  any  garbage,  decayed  meats, 
fish,  fruit  or  vegetables  or  any  substance  which  may  decom- 
pose. If  a place  is  desired  for  the  deposit  of  such  material, 
the  2)erson  desiring  to  make  such  disposal  shall  submit  to 
said  Board  in  writing  the  location  where  he  desires  to  deposit 


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such  material.  Such  location  shall  he  remote  from  streets  or 
dwellings,  and  the  Board  of  Health,  shall,  upon  approval 
thereof,  as  suitable  for  such  purpose,  issue  a permit  for  such 
disposition. 

3.  Any  permit  or  license  granted  hereunder  may  he  re- 
voked hy  said  Board  of  Health. 


Adopted  hy  vote  of  the  Town  March  21,  1916. 
Attest : 


Edgar  A.  Bowers^ 

Town  Glerh, 


Boston,  Mass.,  May  16,  1916.  Approved: 

Henry  C.  Atwill^ 

Attorney-General. 

Hote:  ^Huilding  By-Laws  and  Eire  Limit  and  Traffic 
Regulations”  are  published  in  separate  pamphlet  as  are  the 
Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health  together  with 
Plumbing  regulations. 

The  Town  adopted,  in  1916,  a by-law  relative  to  awnings 
and  signs  but  this  was  not  approved  hy  the  Attorney  General. 
So,  too,  any  change  in  the  by-laws  as  adopted  and  as  finally 
approved  is  due  to  the  action  of  the  Attorney  General. 

Edgar  A.  Bowers^  Town  Glerh. 


